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epa09679819 A Covid-19 patient lays on his stomach to help him breath in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of the Sharp Grossmont Hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic in La Mesa, East of San Diego, California, USA, 11 January 2022. The number of patients, who contracted the coronavirus, exploded in the recent weeks and US hospitals reportedly are currently caring for the highest number of patients since the beginning of the pandemic. (KEYSTONE/EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT)